Further detail

APP 2025/26 AREAS OF FOCUS

The APP (Appendix A) describes Police Scotland’s proposed activities for the Policing of Scotland in the year ahead and outlines commitments which will be progressed and reported on throughout the coming year as we continue our journey of transformation and service improvement.

The plan outlines the high-level milestones that are to be progressed throughout 2025/26 and these are organised across the four pillars of our 2030 Vision. These are;
• Safer communities
• Less crime
• Supported victims
• Thriving workforce

The granular detail for what we aim to deliver under each milestone has been listed in the accompanying Delivery Plan (Appendix B).

The APP and Delivery Plan have been developed collaboratively, drawing in expertise of colleagues across the service to inform the key areas of activity set out in the plan.

REPORTING ON OUR PERFORMANCE

Our 2025/26 Performance and Accountability Framework is aligned to our 2030 Vision, supported by focussed Strategic Indicators, Key Performance Indicators and Management Indicators to demonstrate how we deliver impact on priority areas for policing and communities. This will enable effective scrutiny and drive accountability within Police Scotland and in public through discussions at SPA Policing Performance Committee.

Using data effectively through exceptions-based reporting will inform focussed problem-solving approaches to support decision making around where we focus our resources – it will also support robust scrutiny from national to local level.

Our Performance and Accountability Framework will be presented publicly in June for discussions at SPA Policing Performance Committee and we will report to the Authority on progress across each of the milestones in the APP during the coming year.